Test 3 Flashcards
Which solvent in an aqueous solution
Water
Carbonate ion
Co3^-2
.25 m aqueous solution of potassium chloride, kcl is tested for conductivity using the type of apparatus shown. What do you predict will happen?
The light bulb will shine brightly KCL is highly ionized in aqueous solution
Common characteristic of both nuclear and conventional coal-burning electric power plants?
Stream turbines
Which factor will support the growth of nuclear energy in the future
Smaller more efficient reactor design
Correct name for CuO
Copper oxide
The fuel for both nuclear and coal power plants must be mined. Which miners are most likely to contract black lung disease?
Coal miners
formula for magnesium iodide
MgI2
In general hydrogen bonds are
about 1/10 as strong as typical covalent bonds
a polar covalent bond is created when
two atoms share their bonding electrons unequally
which element is expected to have the greatest electronegativity?
F
The greatest percentage of background radiation comes from
naturally occurring radon
which type of reaction can involve changing one type of atom into another
nuclear reaction only
which corresponds to the composition of the ion typically formed by aluminum
+2 charge
How did north Korea produce nuclear weapons
removing plutonium from spent fuel rods
electronegatively
is a measure of an atom’s attraction for an electron a chemical bond
a breeder reactor produces which nuclear fuel
239Pu
which naturally occurring radioactive particles are negatively charged
beta particles
which of these is not realistic risk associated with nuclear power plant
a nuclear explosion equivalent to that of a nuclear bomb
calcium phosphate
Ca3(PO4)2
main reason that water supplies are “chlorinated” is
to kill disease-causing organisms in the water
Most high level nuclear waste in the united states is currently
sealed in deep pools at the sites where it was produced
what role does cadmium metal (Cd) play in a nuclear reactor
controls chain reaction (control rods)
when table sugar (sucrose, C12H22O11) dissolves in water which type of attraction between water and sugar molecules occur
Ionic bonds`
naturally occurring type of radiation has the greatest penetrating power
gamma
which compound is insoluble in water
calcium carbonate